Re: true definition of a transaction

Another way to look at it is physical vs. logical.
A physical transaction may be terminated by a commit.

A logical transaction is usually bounded by something more abstract,
such as the banking transaction you illustrated.

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On 5/3/05, Goulet, Dick <DGoulet_at_vicr.com> wrote:
> > I would not say that the definition of a transaction varies with the> technology, but with the application. Take the classic bank transfer> transaction. In this case we're decrementing a savings account by x and> incrementing the checking account by the same value. Depending on your> point of view either part of the affair can be called a transaction or> the whole is a transaction. It really depends on what your idea of the> basic unit of work is. Traditionally a transaction is ended by a> commit, but that's not always true.=20>
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